1930 Dominican Republic general election

1930 Dominican Republic general election

16 May 1930

Presidential election

Nominee Rafael Trujillo Party Confederation of Parties Popular vote 223,926 Percentage 99.17%

President before election Rafael Estrella Ureña (Acting) Republican Elected President Rafael Trujillo CdP

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1930. They were held three months after President Horacio Vásquez was deposed in a coup. When it became apparent that Dominican Army commander Rafael Trujillo would be the only candidate that the army would allow to campaign unhindered, the other candidates all withdrew, leaving Trujillo to take the presidency unopposed. The Confederation of Parties (also called the Patriotic Coalition of Citizens) won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Seats
					House	Senate
	Confederation of Parties	Rafael Trujillo	223,926	99.17	31	12
	Other parties	Against	1,870	0.83	0	0
Total			225,796	100.00	31	12
Registered voters/turnout			412,931	–
Source: Nohlen